Alice has blue eyes, orange nose and red line mouth that is sad or more likely it was straight across and now the ends are not tacked down so they droop. She is hand sewn from a nice homespun linen but her legs are a cotton and of a lesser quality. I think the legs are original maybe they ran out of the homespun. She has on a sweet white dress with lace at the top and front for trim and a belt sewn on with the name, Alice, embroidered on it...
This is an early heavy rag stuffed cloth doll with ink drawn features and sew through the cloth yarn hair. The yarn is the early homespun single twist and is very nice. She is all hand sewn, jointed shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. She has several layers of socks, the top layer is a wonderful blue linen pair. She came with her under clothes and I added her skirt. She is 20 " tall and is C. 1880
A black stockinette doll with a great face and gray astrakhan hair. She is a single layer stockinette (stocking) doll when most often they are doubled layer as the maker realizes the white cotton showing through the one layer is not really black anymore but gray. This was cleverly handled by making her hair gray also. She is big and has a chunky body firmly stuffed. Her arms and legs are jointed so she sits easily...
There are so many ways that women thought up on how to make a doll and give them the loveable look. This black cloth doll has that as well as a great folky look. She is stuffed with cotton and wool. She is bendable, the wool areas, and firm in the chest and head, the cotton areas. She has a simple face and it is framed by a crocheted bonnet with neck ruffle so I know it was made just for her. She has on a simple blue calico dress with a wool petticoat and bloomers underneath...
This large antique black doll has embroidered face with beads for her eyes and mouth, I have never seen this before on a black doll. Her nose I think is would and covered with embroidery floss. He eyebrows are raised also with the use of the same embroidery floss as the nose. She has the lambs wool astrakhan hair. The fabric on her face is a fine silk wool that has shredded on her cheeks but there are several layers of cloth under it so it isn't so obvious...
This very nice hand-carved wooden doll and some original paint on the face and shoulders. She has a very round head, deep-set eyes and a nose carved and protruding but still out of the one piece of wood. Her legs were inset and pegged in place. Now she is a wonderful fragment 10" tall and mounted on a professional frame. (There are a few very old worm holes, please see close-up picture.) Circa 1800-1830.
The size of Doll: 7" H x 3 1/2" W x 2 3/4" deep.
Stand: 4 5/8" W x 3 7/16" x 3/8"
This is pretty Japanese Hakata Doll with Turtle.
Hakata Doll is made by Clay and handpainted color.
Boy holding Turtle with long hair tail which is the symbol of Longevity in Japan...
This pencil face antique cloth doll has on a blue calico dress that is hand sewn and is made over to fit her at sometime. It is sewn on her but isn't hiding anything. Her body is all original and is mostly rag stuffed and some cotton stuffing in her arms and legs. Her head doesn't flop, she sits easily and her arms are wide open for a hug. She is 20" tall but is one of those dolls that doesn't seem like a large doll...
What a cutie of a simple rag doll with embroidered face, broad chest and arms that ends in little fists. Now I think he is a little boy but his blue striped pants have a little lace trim so maybe a little girl. I do know that the mother that made him wanted to make sure the hat stayed on or maybe she picked it up one too many times off the floor and sewed the sucker on! It worked it is still there. He is firmly packed with rags and is solid and heavy. This is just a really pleasing little doll...
An absolutely wonderful Japanese antique doll of child. Each piece independently moving head , angles feet, arms and hands. Very finely hand carved and painted with stunning original pigment. Realizing and original glass eyes with sweet expression, wearing beautiful silk kimono Edo Period kimono (in great condition).
Mid Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
Dimension: 18" high (standing)
Rare and very pretty colored French Bebe Parasol .... factory original by Emile Jumeau around 1879/80 .... in generally good condition to age and pretty color of typical Jumeau flowered color in pink and rose ...
Yes, I think college professor and by the looks of his hair, probably not married. He is all original and has his clothes sewn on, is C. 1890-1910 and 15" tall.
Rare to find 11,5" ( 29 cm ) Premier bisque Bebe attributed by Mascotte . It is certain that this premier dolls was manufactured by Maison Jumeau for May Freres the publisher of the Mascotte Bebe...
Rare to find large size 16 French Bebe shoes by Maison Jumeau of fine pale rose silk .
Most beautiful and rare to find in this large size ... all original silk shoes by Jumeau for size 16 Bebe , has generally good condition to age from around 1888th.
Of fine pale rose silk , has silk straps and embroidered around edged...
Very beautiful rare to find all original Huret era French kneeling wooden prayer chair called " Prie - Dieu " from 1860th. suitable sized for display with a size 4 Poupee or smaller Bebe about around 14" to 17" .
The Prie - Dieu has original black finish and hand crafted wooden cross inside the back. Original gold painting details and pretty original blue velvet upholstery on seat and hand rest .
Typical short wooden legs , the front ones are ornate with gold decoration a...
An beautiful early period Lorgnette are always an important accessory in a poupee wardrobe and at this time it´s hard to find a beautiful one from the Napoleon III period or Huret era around 1860...
We could offer you a very elaborate Lorgnette of gilt base included fine ornaments . Has hinged gold framed real glass spectacles which fold and hidden inside the handle .
Contained in original boutique box !!
A wonderful early luxury accessorie for your Poupee eveni...
This beautiful painted face doll with big almond shaped eyes, large protruding nose and tiny pursed lips with just a touch of pink, is a great example of a folk art naive cloth doll.
Black painted hair is scalloped around her face and touches her cute applied ears. The paint is all original. She has some crazing and loss of paint on her head but it isn't flaking and not very visible from the front. Her forearms and hands are painted the same as her face. One wrist has old cloth tape around it....
Rare to find and very beautiful late 19th. century French miniature piano with luxury hand painted cupid romantic scenes all around , a perfect display piece for small Bebe ,Fashion doll or larger Mignonette.
Around 12,5" ( 32 cm )at longest point bronze framed piano with rich gold finish and elaborate front and sides panel . It has metal sides that are richly hand painted with very beautiful romantic scenes of dainty floral and garlands ,has bows and angels and lovely Rococo coup...
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